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In times of high congestion, Bitcoin users sending transactions on the network pay high fees to be included in the next block. These fees can reach hundreds of dollars depending on the transaction size, but a user might have broken the record.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Related Reading: Pro-XRP Lawyer John Deaton Reveals The Countries Topping The 75,000 Holder List<\/a><\/div>\n

20 Bitcoin To Move $200, What Happened?<\/h2>\n

Data from the analytics platform mempool.space, a user paid over $500,000 or 20 Bitcoin to transfer around $200. The chart below shows that the transaction fee has almost reached 200 million satoshis (sats).<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin
BTC transaction made by an entity that overpaid by $500,000 in fees. Source: mempool.space via Jameson Lopp on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jameson Lopp, co-founder and CTO at CASA speculated about the transaction and why a single entity would pay such a high fee to send a small amount of money. Lopp stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The transaction that paid nearly 20 BTC ($500,000) fee a few hours ago looks like an exchange or payment processor with buggy software. They’ve received 60,000+ txns and sent 60,000+ txns from the same address (bad practice) and likely calculated their change output incorrectly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, CASA\u2019S CTO stated that the transaction came from a \u201chot wallet,\u201d a Bitcoin address connected to the internet, with the characteristics of those used by crypto exchanges and other enterprises. Lopp added:<\/p>\n

It looks like it only receives deposits from one address to top up its balance every now and then. Spending pattern is one long peel chain!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As of this writing, the crypto exchange or company that owns this Bitcoin wallet seems unaware of its bug<\/a>. The entity still holds over $10 million or 421 BTC on the hot wallet.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the entity that paid $500,000 to move $200 seems active. The hot wallet records over 61,000 transactions, many occurring in the past hour alone, since its inception in late June 2023.<\/p>\n

As Lopp noted, the address operates solely as a withdrawal hot wallet. The executive concluded that the transactions recorded by the wallet seem automated and probably the result of software created by a new entity in the crypto space.<\/p>\n

Lopp said: \u201cLooks like they haven’t noticed; they still have a ton of funds in the wallet and it’s still sending transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Confirms Double Top, How Low Can BTC Drop?<\/a><\/div>\n

As of this writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $25,700 with sideways movement across the board.<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin
BTC’s price is moving sideways on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSDT Tradingview<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cover image from Unsplash, chart from Tradingview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In times of high congestion, Bitcoin users sending transactions on the network pay high fees to be included in the next block. These fees can reach hundreds of dollars depending on the transaction size, but a user might have broken the record. Related Reading: Pro-XRP Lawyer John Deaton Reveals The Countries Topping The 75,000 Holder List 20 Bitcoin To Move $200, What Happened? Data from the analytics platform mempool.space, a user paid over $500,000 or 20 Bitcoin to transfer around $200. The chart below shows that the transaction fee has almost reached 200 million satoshis (sats). Jameson Lopp, co-founder and CTO at CASA speculated about the transaction and why a single entity would pay such a high fee to send a small amount of money. Lopp stated: The transaction that paid nearly 20 BTC ($500,000) fee a few hours ago looks like an exchange or payment processor with buggy software. They’ve received 60,000+ txns and sent 60,000+ txns from the same address (bad practice) and likely calculated their change output incorrectly. In addition, CASA\u2019S CTO stated that the transaction came from a \u201chot wallet,\u201d a Bitcoin address connected to the internet, with the characteristics of those used by crypto exchanges and other enterprises. Lopp added: It looks like it only receives deposits from one address to top up its balance every now and then. Spending pattern is one long peel chain! As of this writing, the crypto exchange or company that owns this Bitcoin wallet seems unaware of its bug. The entity still holds over $10 million or 421 BTC on the hot wallet. Moreover, the entity that paid $500,000 to move $200 seems active. The hot wallet records over 61,000 transactions, many occurring in the past hour alone, since its inception in late June 2023. As Lopp noted, the address operates solely as a withdrawal hot wallet. The executive concluded that the transactions recorded by the wallet seem automated and probably the result of software created by a new entity in the crypto space. Lopp said: \u201cLooks like they haven’t noticed; they still have a ton of funds in the wallet and it’s still sending transactions.\u201d Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Confirms Double Top, How Low Can BTC Drop? As of this writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $25,700 with sideways movement across the board. 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Born in 1992 in Venezuela, Reynaldo is familiar with how governments and central banks can negatively affect people, their everyday lives, and their futures by creating inflation and erasing their hopes for a better future. Thus, like many Venezuelans, he embraced this new technology to help him and his family navigate difficult times. In another life, Reynaldo would have pursued a career as an investigator, most likely tracking down the origins of the Cyberpunk movement with the publication of William Gibson\u2019s \u2018Neuromancer.\u2019 The intersection between fiction and reality, with the materialization of Bitcoin in 2009, would have allowed him to dive deep into the crypto sphere as something more than a financial phenomenon but also a cultural shift in society that was brewing since the XX century, and maybe even sooner, in the XIX century with the publication of Henry David Thoreau\u2019s \u2018Civil Disobedience.\u2019 But that\u2019s for another life. In this one, Reynaldo has been trading to improve his trading skills. Since 2023, he has been trying to learn Python to create successful strategies and find ways to execute them. It is a difficult task, which continues to keep him busy today and will most likely continue to keep him busy in the near and long term. In his free time, he enjoys lifting heavy objects, reading, watching movies, and listening to his favorite music. Some of his favorite authors are Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, Allen Ginsberg, James Baldwin, Raymond Carver, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Mario Vargas Llosa, Reinaldo Arenas, Rafael Cadenas, and many others. Lately, he has been primarily interested in reading about dystopic societies, a topic that deeply resonates with the crypto industry. Since 2023, he has lived in Spain with his wife. He loves the weather, the food, and the people and their culture. They both expect to travel much more within the country they now call home and beyond its border. 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